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Recommended Resolutions when Using OCR Option

When using OCR Option, set the scan resolution to suit the size of the text in the original. When you set a suitable resolution for the text size, the recognition rate increases.

If you select a high resolution when scanning large text, the recognition rate may decrease.

Select Scan Settings > Resolution to change the resolution.

Character Size

Recommended Resolution

20 point (approximately 7 mm (0.28 in.))

200 dpi

10 point (approximately 3.5 mm (0.14 in.))

300 dpi

5 point (approximately 1.8 mm (0.07 in.))

600 dpi

Note:

The recognition rate may decrease when scanning the following originals or text types.

  • Originals that contain large and small text

  • Small text that is less than 4 point (approximately 1.4 mm (0.06 in.)